Snack Bag Assembly

ABSTRACT

A snack bag assembly for consuming a snack product without touching the snack product includes a bag containing a snack product and a flap that is disposed in the bag. The flap is positioned inside the bag and the flap is extendable outwardly from the bag when the bag is opened such that the flap defines a chute. Moreover, the chute facilitates the snack product to be poured from the bag. In this way the chute facilitates a user to consume the snack product without having to touch the snack product with their hands.

(b) CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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(g) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to bag devices and more particularly pertains to a new bag device for consuming a snack product without touching the snack product. The device includes a bag and a flap that is disposed on the bag. The flap can be pulled outwardly from the bag when the bag is opened to define a chute. In this way a snack product in the bag can be poured from the chute thereby facilitating a user to consume the snack product without touching the snack product.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to bag devices including a snack package that has a pour spout that is laterally extendable from the snack package. The prior art discloses a litter bag that has a rigid blade integrated into the litter bag for scraping litter from a surface. The prior art discloses a variety of snack packages that each has a flap closure integrated into the snack package for resealing the snack package when the snack package has been opened. The prior art discloses a snack bag that has a pair of elongated protrusions on a top edge of the snack bag.

(h) BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bag containing a snack product and a flap that is disposed in the bag. The flap is positioned inside the bag and the flap is extendable outwardly from the bag when the bag is opened such that the flap defines a chute. Moreover, the chute facilitates the snack product to be poured from the bag. In this way the chute facilitates a user to consume the snack product without having to touch the snack product with their hands.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

(i) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front view of a snack bag assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a flap lying against an inside surface of a bag.

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a flap being extended outwardly from a bag.

FIG. 5 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

(j) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new bag device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5 , the snack bag assembly 10 generally comprises a bag 12 that contains a snack product 14 such as potato chips or other type of snack product 14 that would typically deposit grease or crumbs onto a user's fingers 15. The bag 12 has a top end 16, a front side 18, a back side 20 and an inside surface 22. The top end 16 is closed and the top end 16 is openable to facilitate the user to access the snack product 14. Each of the front side 18 and the back side 20 intersects each other at each of a first lateral side 24 and a second lateral side 26 of the bag 12.

A flap 28 is provided and the flap 28 is disposed on the bag 12. The flap 28 is positioned inside the bag 12 and the flap 28 is extendable outwardly from the bag 12 when the bag 12 is opened such that the flap 28 defines a chute 30. Moreover, the chute 30 facilitates the snack product 14 to be poured from the bag 12. In this way the chute 30 facilitates the user to consume the snack product 14 without has to touch the snack product 14 with their fingers 15. The flap 28 has a coupled edge 32 and a free edge 34, and the coupled edge 32 extends along a straight line. The free edge 34 is convexly arcuate with respect to the coupled edge 32 such that the flap 28 has a bullet shape.

The coupled edge 32 is coupled to the inside surface 22 of the bag 12 and the coupled edge 32 is aligned with the top end 16. The coupled edge 32 extends along each of the front side 18 and the back side 20 from the first lateral side 24 toward the second lateral side 26 such that an apex of the free edge 34 is aligned with the first lateral side 24. In this way the flap 28 curves around the intersection, located at the first lateral side 24, between the front side 18 and the back side 20 of the bag 12 to define the chute 30. The flap 28 lies against the inside surface 22 of the bag 12 when the bag 12 is closed. Conversely, the flap 28 is extendable outwardly from the top end 16 having the free edge 34 being exposed when the bag 12 is opened.

In use, the top end 16 of the bag 12 is opened and the flap 28 is pulled outwardly from the bag 12. In this way the flap 28 forms the chute 30 extending away from the bag 12. Thus, the bag 12 can be tipped to pour the snack product 14 directly into the user's mouth, for example, to facilitate the user to consume the snack product 14. In this way the user does not have to touch the snack product 14, thusly avoiding getting grease or crumbs on the user's fingers 15.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. A snack bag assembly having a dispensing flap integrated therein for enhancing pouring snacks from a bag, said assembly comprising: a bag containing a snack product; and a flap being disposed in said bag, said flap being positioned inside said bag, said flap being extendable outwardly from said bag when said bag is opened such that said flap defines a chute, said chute facilitating the snack product to be poured from said bag wherein said chute is configured to facilitate the user to consume the snack product without having to touch the snack product with their hands.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein: said bag has a top end, a front side, a back side and an inside surface, said top end being closed, said top end being openable wherein said top end is configured to facilitate a user to access the snack product, each of said front side and said back side intersecting each other at each of a first lateral side and a second lateral side of said bag; and said flap has a coupled edge and a free edge, said coupled edge extending along a straight line, said free edge being convexly arcuate with respect to said coupled edge such that said flap has a bullet shape, said coupled edge being coupled to said inside surface of said bag, said coupled edge being aligned with said top end.
 3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said coupled edge extends along each of said front side and said back side from said first lateral side toward said second lateral side such that an apex of said free edge is aligned with said first lateral side.
 4. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said flap lies against said inside surface of said bag when said bag is closed, said flap being extendable outwardly from said top end having said free edge being exposed when said bag is opened.
 5. A snack bag assembly having a dispensing flap integrated therein for enhancing pouring snacks from a bag, said assembly comprising: a bag containing a snack product, said bag having a top end, a front side, a back side and an inside surface, said top end being closed, said top end being openable wherein said top end is configured to facilitate a user to access the snack product, each of said front side and said back side intersecting each other at each of a first lateral side and a second lateral side of said bag; and a flap being disposed in said bag, said flap being positioned inside said bag, said flap being extendable outwardly from said bag when said bag is opened such that said flap defines a chute, said chute facilitating the snack product to be poured from said bag wherein said chute is configured to facilitate the user to consume the snack product without having to touch the snack product with their hands, said flap having a coupled edge and a free edge, said coupled edge extending along a straight line, said free edge being convexly arcuate with respect to said coupled edge such that said flap has a bullet shape, said coupled edge being coupled to said inside surface of said bag, said coupled edge being aligned with said top end, said coupled edge extending along each of said front side and said back side from said first lateral side toward said second lateral side such that an apex of said free edge is aligned with said first lateral side, said flap lying against said inside surface of said bag when said bag is closed, said flap being extendable outwardly from said top end having said free edge being exposed when said bag is opened.
 6. A method of consuming a snack product contained in a bag without touching the snack product, the steps of the method comprising: providing a bag containing a snack product, said bag having a top end, said top end being in a normally closed condition, said top end being openable to access said snack product; providing a flap having a free end and a coupled end, said coupled end being coupled to an inside surface of said bag, said coupled end being aligned with said top end, said flap being contained within said bag when said top end is in said normally closed condition; openings said top end of said bag; pulling said flap outwardly from said top end such that said flap defines a chute; tipping said bag to pour the snack product outwardly from said bag; and directing said chute defined by said flap toward a desired location to direct the snack product into the desired location without requiring a user to touch the snack product. 